Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

तथेदं शोधितं देहं शुद्धं दिवि व्रजेत्स्फुटम् । तस्मात्सर्वात्मना हीनान्न ग्राह्यं बत धीमता

Transliteration

tathedaṃ śodhitaṃ dehaṃ śuddhaṃ divi vrajetsphuṭam | tasmātsarvātmanā hīnānna grāhyaṃ bata dhīmatā

Translation

Gayon din, kapag ang katawang ito’y nalinis, ito’y nagiging dalisay at malinaw na tumutungo sa makalangit na daigdig. Kaya ang marunong ay hindi dapat tumanggap ng lubos na hamak.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg; pronoun)

• शोधितम्: purified
• शोधितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śodhita (कृदन्त; √śudh/śodh)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (PPP; neuter nom/acc sg)

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (masc accusative singular)

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc accusative singular; adjective)

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (locative singular)

• व्रजेत्: would go / should go
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (व्रज्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (optative, 3rd sg)

• स्फुटम्: clearly
• स्फुटम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sphuṭa (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; tad)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/अपादानार्थक (indeclinable; therefore/from that)

• सर्वात्मना: entirely / with all one’s self
• सर्वात्मना: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (instrumental singular used adverbially: 'with all one’s being/entirely')

• हीनात्: from the inferior (one)
• हीनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन (ablative singular; adjective used substantively)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• ग्राह्यम्: to be accepted
• ग्राह्यम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: grāhya (कृदन्त; √grah)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• बत: indeed / alas
• बत: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bata (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मय/खेदसूचक निपात (particle of emphasis/exclamation)

• धीमता: by the wise (person)
• धीमता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (masc instrumental singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A purified pilgrim/ascetic, radiant and composed, contrasted with a shadowy ‘inferior’ influence; above, a clear path to a luminous heavenly realm.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification uplifts one to higher states; the wise avoid adopting degraded or inferior paths.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it concludes a moral-philosophical argument about purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A general prescription of śodhana (purification) and disciplined living is implied; no specific ritual is named.